His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 331

Elena

“So, where were you today?”

I looked at Marvin with wide eyes. After spending our day together at the house, he surprised me with a homemade dinner and ended our evening in the kitchen. Who would’ve thought all of this was to interrogate me?

“I was at this hotel with this guy from my work.” I teased him, avoiding an answer. Other than these stupid, obvious jokes-I couldn’t keep lying to him.

“No, seriously.” Marvin raised his brow.

“You nosy pig.” I punched his shoulder. “Did I ask what you were doing today, hm?”

Marvin rubbed the back of his neck and smiled shyly. “You’re right.” He spoke. “It’s not really my business. I just thought maybe you met up with your dad-”

“Well, I didn’t.”

With a look of pity, Marvin propped his chin on his hand, observing the look on my face. One thing was sure. I would not be the first one to reach out to my family.

“What are you staring at?”

“That green thing between your teeth.” Marvin pulled a disgusted face, moving his finger to my incisors to remove it. “Right there!”

I smacked my hand over my mouth as he pulled away from his hand and lowered my head, embarrassed. “You should’ve told me sooner!” I cleaned my teeth with my tongue. Talk about embarrassing.

“And miss out on the opportunity to make fun of you?” Marvin cackled. “Never.”

“That’s it. I’m breaking up with you!”

“Is that what our marriage will be like in the future?” Marvin asked. “You threatening to divorce me any second.”

“M-marriage?”

Just the thought made my heart beat out of my chest, and it was not because I felt flattered. It was because I had no idea what the future had in store.

Marvin cleared his throat uncomfortably. “I’m sorry, I-I just thought…”

“No, don’t be!” I stopped him. “It’s just that we’ve never discussed something serious like that before.”

It’s true. We didn’t. Other than the day Anya died, our friendship and relationship had mainly been laughs and giggles.

“Would you like to be my wife one day?”

I blushed. “That depends. Is that a proposal?”

opened his mouth but was unable to speak. I hit his shoulder and

know that.” Marvin

started the conversation, but he was not able to

do you feel about children?” I wondered. We were already on the subject, so it

dangerous…if that’s what you mean Marvin shrugged, ignoring the true intentions

children?” He asked carefully.

Becoming a better parent than my dad, who kicked me out of the house, and my mom, who didn’t hesitate to abandon us, had

“Definitely.”

and would I still be around if that was

“How about you?”

complicated.” Marvin spoke immediately.” But if you want them…I want them as

that almost made it seem as if I had forced him to give me that

you feel about leaving San Diego?” He

we would both agree on. “I’ll remain here until the

his legs uncomfortably. Was he not

“How about you?”

my dream to start a ranch, live someplace quiet,

I gasped, trying to sound interested. I would rather jump off a cliff than settle down on a remote

if you plan on dying here, I’ll die here with you!” Marvin compromised.

He deserved better.

was willing to give up on his dreams to make me happy, and all I could do was lie to him.

just how different we

have friends, but he liked

answers make you

THE

all of this to please you. I just really can’t stand being apart from the woman I love,

not everything.” I made myself

be doubting me.” He spoke, determined. “I would drop everything

would happen if

handle it as a Castillo since he was raised as one and cut me

someone for lying?” I blurted, feeling

“W-what?”

ever killed s-”

your question the

“So have you?”

Marvin coughed to break the silence.

asked without a single thought. His words scared me because I had hoped for him to

leaned forward, staring at me with a dark expression. Frightened,

into their hopeful pathetic eyes to hear their last request to spare their families, and then…” Marvin made a gun with his hand and pushed his finger to my forehead.

me into a tight and comforting hug. I took a relieved breath and